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St. Patrick's Day (Pioneerof the Nile), the full-brother to Triple Crown winner and Coolmore stallion American Pharoah, has been re-acquired by his breeder Summer Wind Farm, the farm announced via social media Tuesday. Having previously stood at stud at Florida's Journeyman Stud, the 10-year-old stallion was entered in this year's Keeneland January Sale but was withdrawn.

“With St Patrick's Day's arrival to the farm earlier this winter, Jane also completed her own very special set of nine horses,” the post reads. “She now owns all the offspring of Littleprincessemma (Yankee Gentleman) that she bred since the moment she acquired the eventual Broodmare of the Year for $2.1 million in 2014 when “Emma” was carrying St Patrick's Day in utero.”

The post notes that St. Patrick's Day has joined another of his half-siblings in Triple Tap (Tapit) at the farm and that “nothing has been ruled out or in for either horse's future.”

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Grade I winner Shirl's Speight (Speightstown–Perfect Shirl, by Perfect Soul {Ire}) has had his first mares checked in foal, Darby Dan Farm announced Tuesday. The 8-year-old stallion won the 2022 GI Maker's Mark Mile Stakes, as well as that year's GIII Tampa Bay Stakes and the 2020 GIII Marine Stakes. He was second in the 2022 GI Breeders' Cup Mile and 2023 GI Woodbine Mile.

Shirl's Speight stands at Darby Dan for $5,000, S&N.

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This week's racing on radio and television schedule, as compiled by America's Best Racing.

The overall spending stats were down this year, with the sale grossing AU$14,348,500, down from AU$15,379,500 in 2024, with a drop in the average, median, and top price as well.

Byron King's Top 12 on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, presented by Spendthrift Farm.

The four-day sale will take place April 15-18 with each session beginning at 10:30 a.m. ET. The under tack show will run from April 6-12 starting at 8 a.m. ET each day.

An impressive performance by BC Stables' American Promise March 15 in the Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs has placed him among the top 10 in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's Top 3-Year-Old Poll.

Debbie and Howard Appel of Surfside Stables welcomed twin fillies out of their broodmare, Kona Kai, at Meadowbrook Farm in Shelbyville, Ky., March 10. Farm manager Lori Hendrickson had the honor of birthing the Oscar Performance foals.

Dollars and Sense with Frank Angst

BH Interview: Phil Hatfield

The Florida House of Representative's Commerce Committee voted 13-7 in favor of a bill that would allow Thoroughbred racetracks to operate casinos and card rooms without being required to run live racing.

During the March 17 BloodHorse Monday podcast, Flying Dutchmen president Hunter Rankin confirmed that Tampa Bay Derby (G3) winner Owen Almighty will continue on the Kentucky Derby (G1) trail rather than wait for the Pat Day Mile (G2).

On the March 17 BloodHorse Monday: Flying Dutchmen's Hunter Rankin discusses Owen Almighty's Kentucky Derby status, Louie Rabaut and Sean Collins recap the Virginia Derby, and Frank Angst recaps the OBS March Sale and Oaklawn Park's show bets.

Millionaire sprinter The Chosen Vron, recently selected as the California-bred Horse of the Year for a second consecutive season, has been retired.

Barnes, who endured his first defeat in the San Felipe March 1, and standout debut winner Cornucopian worked six furlongs at Santa Anita Park in company March 17 for trainer Bob Baffert.

At the end of trade, Magic Millions reported that 138 lots sold at a clearance rate of 73% and recorded an aggregate of AU$6,732,500 (approx. US$4,300,776), a drop of 8.6% at the same point 12 months ago.

The 2024 Equine Injury Database shows that racetracks in the United States that are not subject to HISA's rules have a fatality rate of 1.76 per 1,000 starts, which is almost double the 0.90 per 1,000 starts at HISA racetracks.

White Rocks, gate-to-wire winner of the Cincinnati Trophy Stakes Feb. 21, takes on a full field of 12 in the $300,000 Bourbonette Oaks March 22 at Turfway Park. The lightly-raced daughter of Frosted will break from post 11.

The first mares have been reported in foal to multiple graded stakes winner Mr Fisk (Arrogate–Plein Air {Ire}, by Manduro {Ger}) and to graded winner Champions Dream (Justify–Dancinginherdreams, by Tapit). Both stallions are standing their first season at stud at Pleasant Acres Stallions in Morriston, Florida.

Mr Fisk, who won the 2024 GII Hollywood Gold Cup, as well as last year's GIII Californian Stakes and the 2023 GIII Native Diver Stakes, stands for $8,500, live foal.

Champions Dream, winner of the 2022 GIII Nashua Stakes, stands for $5,000, live foal.

“We're thrilled to announce that both of Florida's only first-year stallions for 2025 have multiple mares confirmed in foal. This early success with Mr Fisk and Champions Dream validates the tremendous interest we've seen from breeders,” said Christine Jones, Director of Stallion Services at Pleasant Acres Stallions. “As the only son of the legendary Arroagate standing in Florida, Mr Fisk offers breeders a unique opportunity to tap into this exceptional bloodline. Similarly, Champions Dream, by Triple Crown winner Justify, has been equally well-received. These early confirmations are exactly what we hoped to see and demonstrate the confidence breeders have placed in these outstanding young stallions.”

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The catalogue for the 2025 Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training is now available online at www.obssales.com.

The four-day sale will take place Apr. 15-18 with each session beginning at 10:30 a.m. ET.  Hips 1-302 will sell Apr. 15 with Hips 303-604 going Apr. 16.-17 will offer Hips 605-906 with the sale concluding Apr. 18 with Hips 907-1207.

The under-tack show will run from Apr. 6-12 starting at 8 a.m. ET each day. Hips 1-173 are slated for Apr. 6 followed by Hips 174-346 Apr. 7, Hips 347-519 Apr. 8, and Hips 520-691 Apr. 9. The final three days of the under-tack show will have Hips 692-863 going on Apr. 10 followed by Hips 864-1035 Apr. 11 and Hips 1036-1207 Apr. 12.

The 2025 OBS Spring Sale also offers the entry option of “Gallop Only” where sellers can enter their horses with this designation which will be on the catalog page.

The under-tack show and sale will be streamed live via the OBS website as well as the TDN, DRF, BloodHorse, and Past The Wire websites.

Notable graduates out of the 2024 OBS Spring Sale include MGISW Chancer McPatrick, GISW Tenma, Saudi Derby winner Golden Vekoma, and GSWs May Day Ready and Mo Plex, and recent Grade III winner Vixen.

Cavalieri, winner of the GI Beholder Mile on Mar. 8, is another notable OBS Spring Sale graduate having sold at the 2023 edition of the auction.

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